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Fixing WordPress asking FTP connection in localhost running on XAMPP in Ubuntu

Recently i had this issue. I would go to wordpress admin plugins page and try to delete a plugin. It would ask me for FTP connection details. I tried different combinations but it didn’t work. In fact i don’t know anything about FTP connection details on my local machine yet but i was able to fix this one with the help of some kind guys over the internet. Continue reading

Moving close, maximize, minimize icons to top right of a window in Ubuntu 11.10

Just a tip on how to move close, maximize and minimize icons to top right of a window in Ubuntu 11.10. Continue reading

A tip on saving doc or docx files in LibreOffice

What i did i created a new .doc file through “Create New Document” that generally appears listed on pop up menu when one right clicks inside a folder area in Ubuntu. The file was created ok. Then i opened it in LibreOffice Writter, created a few lines and “bulletted” paragraphs with formattings, saved and closed the file. Continue reading